The Impetuous Man, The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness, Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità, print, Series number, 4, 24, An impetuous man (Iracondo) with a drawn sword and long hair points upwards with one hand. To the right, a bear. With two four-line verses in Italian. Numbered top right: 4. Part of the series 'The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness'., printmaker: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1675, paper, etching, engraving, height 275 mm x width 200 mm, height 394 mm x width 280 mm, the 24 hours of day and night, scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas', beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear, Anger, 'Ira' (Ripa), personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins, personifications, the life of man, aggressive relationships, enmity, animosity, A pen-and-ink drawing of a man in period clothing shown from head to mid-legs, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a plume, long flowing hair and a braided lock tied with a bow, a mustache and beard, a doublet with a wide collar and a belted skirt, one ...
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The Impetuous Man, The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness, Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità, print, Series number, 4, 24, An impetuous man (Iracondo) with a drawn sword and long hair points upwards with one hand. To the right, a bear. With two four-line verses in Italian. Numbered top right: 4. Part of the series 'The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness'., printmaker: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1675, paper, etching, engraving, height 275 mm x width 200 mm, height 394 mm x width 280 mm, the 24 hours of day and night, scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas', beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear, Anger, 'Ira' (Ripa), personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins, personifications, the life of man, aggressive relationships, enmity, animosity, A pen-and-ink drawing of a man in period clothing shown from head to mid-legs, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a plume, long flowing hair and a braided lock tied with a bow, a mustache and beard, a doublet with a wide collar and a belted skirt, one hand raised with an index finger pointing upward and the other gripping a sword with a swept hilt, a small pouch at his waist, stockings and pointed shoes, and beside him a bear-like animal with its head lowered and one paw raised; the image is rendered in fine lines on a textured, aged paper with faint scratches and spots.

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Impetuous Man Twenty-Four Hours Human Happiness Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità print Series number 4 24 impetuous man Iracondo drawn sword long hair points upwards hand right bear two four-line verses Italian Numbered top right Part series printmaker Giuseppe Maria Mitelli 1675 paper etching engraving height 275 mm x width 200 mm height 394 mm x 280 mm 24 hours day night scenes symbolizing Vanitas beasts prey predatory animals Anger Ira Ripa personification Seven Deadly Sins personifications life man aggressive relationships enmity animosity pen- -ink drawing period clothing shown head mid-legs wearing wide-brimmed hat plume long flowing hair braided lock tied bow mustache beard doublet wide collar belted skirt hand raised index finger pointing upward gripping sword swept hilt small pouch waist stockings pointed shoes beside bear- animal head lowered paw raised image rendered fine lines textured aged paper faint scratches spots

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